blank slate

noun

Something that is clear and empty, or free from preconceptions and biases.

“Near-synonyms: tabula rasa, clean slate”

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tabula rasaclean slateblank canvas
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Meanings

nounblank slate (plural blank slates)

plural blank slates

  1. alsofigurativelyhuman sciencesSomething that is clear and empty, or free from preconceptions and biases.

    Near-synonyms: tabula rasa, clean slate

    Synonyms: tabula rasa, clean slate

  2. Synonym of blank canvas.

    Synonyms: blank canvas

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blank, slate.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomething that is clear and empty, or free from preconceptions and biases.

Similar
tabula rasaclean slate

nounSynonym of blank canvas.

Similar
blank canvas
Also see
blank canvasclean slatetabula rasa

Translations

German unbeschriebenes Blatt
  • unbeschriebenes BlattTranslations
Polish tabula rasa
  • tabula rasaTranslations
Spanish foja cero
  • foja ceroTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

blank slate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blank%20slate

MLA

“blank slate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blank%20slate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blank slate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blank%20slate.

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